There are 14 ways to get from Exeter to Bulgaria by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Exeter to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
best- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EXT - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 58m$264–685Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRS - SOF
7h 30m$99–367Train, bus
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
32h 41m$188–247Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Exeter to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
25h 6mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
8h 34m$217–507Train, train to Cardiff Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CWL - SOF
20h 2m$177–484Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LTN - SOF
9h 19m$179–546Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 48m$331–806Fly Exeter to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EXT - SOF
11h 23m$125–406Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LTN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 33m$288–875Bus
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 501 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
42h 30m$242–302Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 501 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Sofiabus
2d 2h$160–395Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Motrubusferry
- Take the bus from Motru to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofiabus
2d 3hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Exeter to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
26h 19m$487–771
Exeter (EXT) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Bulgaria is to train and fly which costs $95 - $370 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 7h 30m and costs $95 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Exeter to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Bampfylde Street and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 30m.
The distance between Exeter and Bulgaria is 2400 km.
The best way to get from Exeter to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 41m and costs $180 - $250.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Exeter to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Exeter to Bulgaria bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bampfylde Street station.
The best way to get from Exeter to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 11h 23m and costs $120 - $410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $310 and takes 42h 30m.
Exeter to Bulgaria bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Bulgaria is 2h ahead of Exeter. It is currently 5:56 AM in Exeter and 7:56 AM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Bulgaria?
Ryanair and Wizz Air fly from Exeter (EXT) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bampfylde Street to Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Bucharest in around 42h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Sofia Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Sofia Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Sofia Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Exeter to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Exeter to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–470
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Exeter to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Exeter to Bucharest Otopeni via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Sofia Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
Train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $163
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Motru
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +4-0745-779.908
- Website
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
Bus from Motru to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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